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South African parliament fire suspect faces terrorism charge
Zandile Mafe is charged with terrorism after being accused of detonating an explosive device at the South African parliament building.
South Africa’s prosecuting authorities have added a charge of terrorism against the man accused of setting the country’s parliament alight last week.
Plus, we hear from the outgoing chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change on fighting for a fairer agreement for Africa.
And one of Sierra Leone's last remaining World War II veterans has died, aged 101. His grandson remembers a "unique and special" man.
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